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suegeo

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5. Kick. A private individual is funding a National Guard mission.

Reply to suegeo (Original post)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 11:27 AM

Jun 2021

What's to stop some other wingnut from funding a national guard mission to send the Iowa national guard to "protect" voting stations in swing states?

Some rich kook from funding a national guard mission to send the South Dakota national guard to where ever, to do who knows what shady business?

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Trump-Loving Junk-Car Billionaire Pays for Kristi Noem to Send Troops to Border [View all] suegeo Jun 2021 OP

Is this even legal? Sounds like using the Guard like a private army. captain queeg Jun 2021 #1

Made his $$ reselling worn-out junk, Pinback Jun 2021 #2

So we have the secessionist states Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #3

I do not see how they can legally use our military for this and pay from outside sources. LizBeth Jun 2021 #4

Kick. A private individual is funding a National Guard mission. suegeo Jun 2021 #5